Shipping-crate.



M. SUBERT.

SHIPPING CRATE.

APPLICATION IILBI) rmmo, 1914.

11,1 06,01 1 Patented Aug. 4, 19m

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M. SUBERT.

SHIPPING CRATE.

APPLICATION FILED FEILEO, 1914.

Patented Aug. 4, 1914,

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MAXSUBERT, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR TO FARM PRODUCTS DISTRIBUTING COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF YORK..

SHIPPING-CRATE. r

Specification of Letters Patent.

. Patentecl Aug. 4, 1914..

Application filed Februaryflo, 1514. Serial No. 819,985.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MAX SUBnnT, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, in thelcounty ofNew. York and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Shippin -Crates; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to egg receptacles or shipping crates for thefltransportatlon of eggs, and has for an object primarily the protection of eggs frombreakage while in the course of transportation. 1

It has for a further object the production of light, durable, all-metal crates equipped with individual egg holders yieldingly mounted ina manner to absorb shocks from all directions, and to prevent within-:contained eggs from contacting either with themselves, or with any portion of the Inclosing crate while in transit between the poultry farmerand the consumer, or elsewhere. v

The invention also contemplates the pro-. duction of thoroughly ventilated open crates, for the purposes stated, which are easily cleaned and kept clean, but which at the same time may be closed and sealed to prevent unauthorized handling of the contents.

My present invention has for a further object certain improvements upon the structure represented by Letters Patent of the United States No.1,009,4:51, issued to me under date of November 21, 1911.

lVith the foregoing and other objects and advantages in view, the present invention will be hereinafter, particularl described and pointed out in the claims ollowing.

In the accompanying drawings which form part of this application for Letters Patent, and whereon like numerals refer to corresponding parts wherever they the several views: t

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a shipping crate, having its lid sealed in a closed po-. sition, and showing several. eggs =vert1cally supported in individual lholders. Fig, 2 is a. horizontal section just above the :bottom of the crate onlthe line 2+2, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an end view of the crate also showing two eggs in positlon. M Flg. 4 is a transverse occur in sectional view of the invention taken on the lme 4-4, F1g. but, like Fig. 3, showing two eggs 1n position. Fig. 5 is a full size fragmentary sectional view on the line 5-5,

Fig. 2. Fig.0 is a side elevation of one of each pair of wires constituting individual egg holders, shown open in dotted lines, and then by full lines partially closed in operative position. Fig. 7 is a view showing 111 plan one pair of individual egg holders,

andfragments of oppositely disposed supporting frame members, and Fig. 8 1s a perspective view on arelatively reduced scale,

a portion of the frontl, bottom 1*, back 1, ends 1, 1 and a lid orcover 1 hinged to back 1 as at 2, 2, all of skeleton form. By preference the said front, bottom, back, and, with the exceptionzof to rails 3, both ends of the frame 1, are mac e from a unitary piece of material folded and angled upon itself in a manner to insure great rigidity and speed of construction. l/Vhile, as shown by Fig. 8, the top end or transverse rails 3, 3 aforesaid, are

in the present instance formed separately, of inverted U-shape, and are riveted to transverse flanges of the front and back members which they connect. The lid orcover 1 is also by preference stamped from a :unitar piece of metal, is folded upon. itself at 'al four edges to stiffen it, and is finished by having its four corners rivetedthrough as at 4. Within the frame thus outlined is rigidly secured a woven wire inclosing fabric 5, which, as shown by Fig. 4:,has its beginning between the double thickness of material forming the top rail of the frame front 1, and, passing thence downward, anglesacross bottom l gand u back 1 terminating between the double thickness of material forming the top rail of said back member. In like manner rectangular sections ofthe same material 5, cut 130i fit are placed within each end 1", whereupon. all portions of the fabric are finally secured by means of longitudinal angle plates; 6, 6 extending from end to end of the structure at its lower corners where it is fastenedse- 8,8,- which also are similarly angled atth'eir respective bases, but in addition are stiffened by vertical flanges forming corner angles-,-. as. best shown in section by. Fig. 8, and more-v over, are connected above by a single thickness of the material which crosses under cover of the U-shaped end rails 3,3. Rivets 9 9, above and below at both ends of the structure are then employed to secure all of the end members aforesaid together. -To complete the inclosurea rectangular sheet of like" fabric 5 is finally received be- 1 tween the folded edges of lid orcover 1*,

where it is firmly crimped and secured by agency of the corner rivets 4, hereinbefore nientionedfl And as the means of fastening said orcoverthere is provided at its rrbnecenter, asshown by Figs. 1, 3 and 4e,

asuitable clasp 10 perforated by an elongated o ening 11, and in ali'nementtherewith a second small perforation'12; while secnred to the face of the frame'mem'ber 1* is a projecting eye 13 adapted to enter and pass-through said opening 11- when the receptacl'elid is closed, there to be secured by means offa wire andseal 1 1, as shown by Fig. 1, oriby any suitable locking means. Andit' will be noted that the hasp thus formed is practically a spring hasp, because 'of' the natural and very efiective yielding action of the upper rail of front 1 to permit' passage of clasp 10 over its eye or keeper when closed down.

Within' the inclosing receptacle construct; ed substantially as aforesaid are positioned a pair'o'f specially constructed leaf springs 15, 15*, which cross the framebottom 1 transversely from side to side and are firmly secured in parallel arrangement near opposite ends of the structure by agency of the rivets 7 7 before mentioned. These springs, best shown by Figs.- 2 and 5, are counterpart-s one of the other, and each extends horizontally inward from their opposite points of attachment 7,7 to a point approximating'the center of the structure, whence they are doubledupon themselves loosely in the n1'e vertical plane, to approximately op'pesite sides of the structure, and are thereupon again and finally "folded upon the-'rnfs'elves' always in a common vertical plane," to complete the spring and bridge the intervening-space. 1

' Resting directly upon the uppermost convolute of bothplicatedsprings 15, 15 is a rectangular rackor egg-supporting tray, of skieton form, consisting of parallel longitudinal two-plybars 16 each made of sheet nan-nosey folded once ipo'n itself, and arranged in pairs having their open edges oppositely disposed or facing, as shown by Fig. opposite ends both pairs of the said-longitudinalbar-s16, 16 are connected 7 by transverse space-bars riveted to allof said two-ply bars .16 by, rivets 18,18,

and each providedflwith a --slight upward camber as shown by Figs. 3 and 1, for pure poses later to, appear. The rectangular rack or egg-supporting.tray thus constructed is ;secured to its supporting springs 15, 15, by

means of central rivets 19, 19, thereby af- 'fording a slight rocking and a universal vibratory action of the tray. y The upper surface or fold of each pair of the two-ply longitudin'albars'16 at predetermined and regular intervals is slightly indented or slotted as at 20, and intocorresponding or opposite slots 20, 20, are

sprung the; opposite lowerends of spring.

wire loops 21. These'loops 21-, by preference of piano wire, each have outwardly disposed horizontal base extensions 21 which termihate in a bend- 21 at right angles to the plane of the loop. In assembling the said loops 21 in pairs to coepera'te informing individual egg supports, they are first .compressed 'fromvth'e shape indicated by dotted 1 lines'in- Fig.1 6, to pointsslightly beyond that indicated by full lines, whereuponthey are permitted to expand as theirextensions, 21 and 21 enter between the'fold's of opposite longitudinal bars; 16,; as shown at'the left side of said Fig. 6 and at the top of Fig. 7

Having assumed this position with angular bend 21? resting against the curved back of plate 16 the operation is completed by crimpin'gthe metal of 'plates 16 between each pair of loops 21 as shown at 22 bottom of Fig 7, and at the right side of Fig; 6. This crimping operation not only quickly secures the loops 21 inpl'ace, but as securely retains them in coiiperating pairs, and also causes'the loops of each pair to diverge slightly 1 in an upwardydirection, thereby facilitating the introduction of eggs thereinto.

At two or more points, as shown'at the center of Figs. -1 and 2, there is" provided a relatively fixed stop 23, 23,- consisting of a small angle plate riveted to the front 1 and back 1 of the receptacle frame, and overhanging the outer longitudinal bars 16, 16 of the egg-supporting tray, as a precautiona ry measure to limit the upward move-' ment of said tray and its contents under-an unusual shock. 1

Having thus described the structuralarrangement of my invention, its use and operation are quite apparent and need notbeherein dwelt upon. It may be noted, however, that the peculiarly balanced arrangement of supporting springs 15, secured at their centers only to' ,thegegg-supporting tray, and the resiliency' of the individual ioo ids

its

larly noted that the space bars 17 and as a consequence the entire surface of the eggsupporting tray is afforded a slight upward camber, thereby afiording greater clearance between: the upper ends of theeggs and avoidingthe possibility of accidental engagement.

Havingthus described my invention in its best form of construction at present known to me, it will be apparent to persons skilled in the art to which my improvements relate, that various changes and modified features of construction may be made and substituted for thoseshown and describedwithout materially departing from the scope of my invention.

WVhat I now claim, therefore, and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a receptacle for the shipment of eggs a within-contained egg-supporting tray comprising two-ply bars spaced apart and arranged in pairs, in combination with a plurality of wire loops also arranged incoacting pairs having angular base extensions crimped into position between the plies of eachof said bars said loops constitutingindividual egg holders.

2. In a receptacle for the shipment of eggs a within-contained egg-supporting tray comprising two-ply sheet metal bars spaced apart and arranged in pairs, lIlCOIl'lblIlfltlOI'll with. a plurality :of spring wire loops also. arranged in coacting pairs having oppositely disposed base extensions at an angle to the plane of said loopand crimped into position between the plies of each of said bars.

3. In a receptacle for the shipment of eggs 1 comprising two-ply bars spaced apart and arranged in pairs, in combination with a plurality of WlI'B loops also arranged in coacting pairs each loop having angular base extensions crimped into position between. the plies of both sheet metal bars of each pair, and springs inter osed between said egg-supporting tray an the bottom of the egg receptacle.

5. In a receptacle for the shipment of eggs a within-contained egg-supporting tray comprising longitudinally arranged two-ply bars spaced apart and arranged in pairs upon opposite sides of the longitudinalcem terof the receptacle, in combination. with upwardly cambered space bars connecting said longitudinal bars, a plurality of wire loops also arranged in coacting pairs each loop having angular base extenslons crimped into meta bars of each pair, and shock absorbingsprings secured to the underside of said tray at approximately its longitudinal center.

6. In, a receptacle for the shipment of eggs a within-contained egg-supporting tray position between the plies of :both sheet comprising longitudinally arranged bars. spaced apartand iarranged in pairs upon opposite sides of the longitudinal center of the receptacle, in combination with individual: eggholders surmounting said tray,

and transverse shock absorbingsprings secured at their ends to opposite sides of the receptacle and at approximately their centers to the underside of said supportingtray.

7. In a receptacle for the shipment of eggs a within-contained egg-supporting tray, in combination with individual egg holders surmounting said tray, and transversely arranged plicated shock absorbing springs secured at their ends to opposite sidesof the receptacle and at approximately their centers to the undersideiof said supporting tray.

7 8.111 a receptacle for the shipment of eggs :1 within-contained eg -supporting tray of skeleton form, in combination Withindividual egg IhOldGI'S surmounting said tray,

transversely arranged plicated shock absorbing springs secured at their ends toopposite sides of the receptacle and at approximately their centers to the underside of said supporting tray, and relatively fixed stops located in the path of said. tray to limitits upward movement.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature, in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

. MAX SUBERT.

Witnesses E. J. MURPHY, F. W. Guns, Jr.

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